Jar and other receptacle and closure therefor



Jan. 3, 1928.

F. E. BEERY JAR AND OTHER RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE THEREFOR Filed. Sept. 27. 1926 INVENTOR, Florence E Begg A TTORNE YS.

Patented Jan. s, 192e` 'ul'vrrED STATES l PATENT oFFlcE.

` FLORENCEE. BEERY, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFOIR'NIA.k

JAR ANI) OTHER- RECEPTACLE ANDCLOSURE THEREFOR.

appncation'fued.september 27,1926. serial No. 137,988`

r1`his invention relates to improvements in jars andother receptacles and closures therefor, and more particularly to means for maintaining fruit or other solid food prod-` ucts submerged below the level of the liquid content in horizontally sealed jars, to prevent moulding oi the contents at the surface there'oi''.

The general object of the invention is to provide a device which may be` placed inthe mouth of a fruit jar and engaged by the jar cap to hold ther fruit or other solidv content submerged below the liquid content of the jar, whereby molding of the contents of the 1.5 jar at the surface thereof is prevented.

A more particular object is to provide a device of the character stated which will be and et'-` simple in construction, inexpensive, icient m use.

Vith the above and other obJects infview,

the invention consists in the novel and use ful provision, Vformation, construction, association and `relative arrangement of parts,

members, andfeatures, all as disclosed in the V:A drawing, and more particuarly pointed out in claim. i Y

ln the drawing: y Figure 1 is a. view o'l- 'a -fruit jar, the lower portion of which is shown'in elevation and so the upper portion in vertical section, with my invention shown in the mouth of the jar engaged by the jar top and holding the .fruit submerged below the level of the liquid content oi' the jar; Y :i5 Figure 2 is a perspective view of one iorm oil my invention; and,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of another form ot' my invention.

Corresponding parts in all the figures are 40 designated by the same reference characters.

This invention comprises a flat circular member 1 and a bridge member 2 upstanding from and extending diametricallyover said presser member. The device may be 45 made in diierent forms, two of which forms are shown inFigs. 2 and 3. l v

In the form of the invention kshown in Fig. 2 the device is made of a. single piece of wire 3, which is first bent in a ,loopl 4 and points 23Y and 24.

i the mouth extended diametrically across the member 1,

as indicated at 5, to a point 6, then from said point the wire is bent in a circular ring 7v through loop 4 back to saidV point 6 where the wire is twisted in a loop S around the straight diametrical portion 5,.

then bent inwardly in a spiral 9 to the cen-l terof the member 1 where the wire is bent in a loop 10, then radialy outward at 11 at right angles to the diametrical portion 5, and the wire is thentwisted around the ring 7 at 12, then bent upwardly at 18, then diametrically over the member 1 at 14, then downwardly at 15,.then twisted around the ring 7 at 16, then extended inwardly radially at 17 to the loop 10 around which the wire f;-

isbent in the form of a hook 18.

InVV the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the presser member 1 comprises a perforatedjdisk 20 provided with perforations V21, while the bridge member 2 comprises a single piece of wire 22 bent V-shaped and vinvertedand secured at its ends to the edge of the disk 20 at diametrically opposite In Fig.` 1I have illustrated a fruit jar. 25, Y

26 ofjwhich is closed by a screw cap 27. y f

My device is placed within the mouth 26- of the ar vwith its vpresser member 1 upon' the fruit 28 in the top` of the jar, and the cap 27 being screwed on the top of the jar engages the bridge'2 of the device and forces the device downwardly, while the presser member 1 presses the fruitv 28 downwardly and subinerges the same below the level. of f disk construction of the presser member 1 ot`` the device as shown in Fig. 3 provides open constructionv presser members through which the liquidl 29 may readily pass.v

-YThe solid content being held submerged by the device below the level of the liquid Y content, moulding of the contents at the up# per surface thereof is prevented. It is obvious that various changes and modifications may bemade in practicing the invention, in departure from the speeic showing of the drawing, without departing from the true spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I 5 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: A device of the character disclosed, a wire presser member, including a. circular wire portion, two diametri@ wire portions, joined t0 the circular wire portion, and e spiral wire portion joined with the circular wire portion, and said diametric wire portions and a bridge upstanding from the circuler portion and diametrieelly spanning the same.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specilication. l

i FLORENCE E. BERRY. 

